A CONTAINER

Abstract: A container (1) provided with profiled wall and roof panels (2, 3) which are secured to each other via welded U-profiles (5). One leg (6') of the U-profiles (5) comprises an inwardly extending flap (8) for the subsequent mounting of transverse suspension devices (9). The container can hereby be equipped with suspension devices for the suspension of goods at any time in operation, without it being necessary to take the container out of service to perform a time-consuming subsequent mounting by riveting or welding of rails or profiles for said use.

Description: A container The present invention concerns a container having profiled wall and roof panels which are secured to each other at the longitudinal edge joints by welded, profiled longitu¬ dinal girders. In the known containers (dry cargo) the profiled longitu¬ dinal girders are formed by closed profiles, preferably four-sided profiles. When goods are to be transported in the container in a suspended state, the longitudinal girders are provided with rails or profiles for the attachment of cross beams from which the goods hang down. Only when there is need for transporting suspended goods in the container, is the container provided with said rails or profiles, which are subsequently riveted or welded to the longitudinal girders. This subsequent mount¬ ing causes damage to the internal surface finish of the container, and in case of welding also damage to the ex¬ ternal surface finish. The subsequent mounting moreover involves additional costs in that the container is to be taken out of service, is to be transported to a workshop in which the subsequent mounting is to be performed, and is then to be sent back to be put into service. The sub¬ sequently mounted container is thus often in a poorer state, in particular as regards the surface finish, than the container was beforehand. The object of the present invention is therefore to pro¬ vide a container which is provided with expedient means already during the actual manufacture for the mounting of transverse suspension beams for the goods. The container of the present invention is characterized in that the longitudinal girders are formed by profiles which are formed integrally with longitudinal, inwardly extend¬ ing flaps for the subsequent mounting of transverse sus- pension devices. Accordingly, there is provided a container which is not to be subsequently equipped with rails or profiles for the mounting of transverse suspension beams, and which is si- multaneously both simple and inexpensive to manufacture, since it can be manufactured at the existing production plants. According to the invention, the profiled longitudinal girders may be provided as "open" profiles so that the longitudinal girders, and thereby the entire container, can be formed without cavities that might contain contra¬ band goods, such as narcotics or the like. Further, according to the invention, the longitudinal girders may be formed by U-profiles arranged so that the legs of the U extend substantially horizontally, said flaps being formed by the lower leg of the U. The trans¬ verse suspension beams, and hereby the suspended goods, may hereby be arranged quite close below the roof panel. Said flaps may be formed by an extension of one leg of the U in a particularly simple manner. According to the invention, the longitudinal girders may be formed by other "open" profiles, such as I-profiles, where said flaps are formed by one portion of the lower flange of the I. Finally, according to the invention, the inwardly directed edge of the flap may be provided with a thickening to re- tain and control the mounting device of the transverse suspension beam at the end. The invention will be explained more fully below with reference to a particularly preferred embodiment as well as the drawing, in which fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a dry cargo con¬ tainer provided with the longitudinal girders of the in- vention, fig. 2 is a schematic sectional view of a longitudinal edge joint comprising a U-shaped longitudinal girder, and fig. 3 is a reduced-scale view of the same with a mounted suspension beam. The dry cargo container shown in fig. 1 comprises profiled wall and roof panels 2, 3, which are secured to each other a the longitudinal edge joints 4 via welded profiled longitudinal girders 5. The profiled longitudinal girders may be formed as U-pro¬ files 5 in a particularly expedient manner, arranged so that the legs 6, 6' of the U 5 extend substantially hori¬ zontally from the outwardly directed bottom 7 of the U and inwardly in the container. In the shown embodiment, the lower leg 6' of the U 5 is extended with respect to the upper leg 6 of the U 5 and thereby forms the said inwardly directed flap 8. As shown in fig. 3, the longitudinal inwardly directed flap 8 can hereby be used in a particularly expedient manner for the mounting of suspension devices 9 arranged at the end of transverse suspension beams 10 for the sus- pension of the goods during transport. In the shown embodiment, the transverse suspension beams 10 may be arranged right up below the roof panel 3 of the container in a particularly expedient manner so as to ob¬ tain the greatest possible height for the suspended goods. The "open" U-profile 5 is simultaneously free of closed cavities in which contraband goods, such as narcotics and the like, might be placed. The container of the invention is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, since it can be manufactured directly at the existing manufacturing plants. Many modifications are possible, without departing from the idea of the invention. Thus, the longitudinal girders can be provided in many different designs, such as e.g. the form of I-profiles, as long as they are provided with the inwardly directed flap. The actual flap, too, may have different shapes and may e.g. be provided with a thickening at its inwardly facing edge.

Claims: P a t e n t C l a i m s 1. A container (1) having profiled wall and roof panels (2, 3) which are secured to each other at the longitudinal edge joints (4) via welded, profiled longitudinal girders (5), c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the longitudinal girders are formed by profiles (5) which are integrally formed with longitudinal, inwardly extending flaps (8) for the subsequent mounting of transverse suspension devices (9). 2. A container according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r ¬ i z e d in that the longitudinal girders are shaped as "open" profiles (5). 3. A container according to claim 2, c h a r a c t e r ¬ i z e d in that the longitudinal girders are formed by U- profiles arranged such that the legs (6, 6' ) of the U (5) extend substantially horizontally, said flaps (8) being formed by the lower leg (6') of the U. 4. A container according to claim 3, c h a r a c t e r ¬ i z e d in that said flaps (8) are formed by an extension of the one leg (6') of the U. 5. A container according to claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c ¬ t e r i z e d in that the longitudinal girders are formed by I-profiles, and that said flaps are formed by one por- tion of the lower flange of the I. 6. A container according to one or more of the preceding claims, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the inwardly directed edge of the flap is provided with a thickening.

Inventors: KANNEGAARD MICHAEL, KANNEGAARD, MICHAEL
Applicants: KANNEGAARD MICHAEL, MAERSK CONTAINER IND AS, KANNEGAARD, MICHAEL, MAERSK CONTAINER INDUSTRI AS
Application year: 1994
Main classification: B65D90
IPC codes: B65D6, B65D88, B65D90